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BACKOFF [2 records]

Record 1 2005-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Drilling
DEF

The procedure whereby one threaded piece (such as a pipe) is unscrewed from another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Forage des puits de pétrole
DEF

Phase d'une instrumentation - ou d'un repêchage - au cours de laquelle une colonne de tiges de forage est récupérée par sections au moyen du devissage des raccords.

CONT

Durant la descente et la remontée des tiges [de forage], l'exploitant doit s'assurer que le trou est rempli d'une quantité suffisante de fluide de forage après que chaque ensemble de cinq longueurs de tige de forage ou que chaque longueur de masse-tige est retirée du trou.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Electronics
  • Telecommunications
Key term(s)
  • back off
  • power back off

French

Domaine(s)
  • Applications de l'électronique
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

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